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Agnus Dei (Latin for Lamb of God) is an oil painting completed between 1635 and 1640 by the Spanish Baroque artist Francisco de Zurbarán. It is housed in the Prado Museum in Madrid , Spain. The Lamb of God is an allusion to Christ's title as recorded in John's Gospel (John 1:29), where John the Baptist describes Jesus as "The Lamb of God who ...
The twelve interior panels. This open view measures 5.2 m × 3.75 m (17.1 ft × 12.3 ft). [1] Closed view, back panels. The Ghent Altarpiece, also called the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (Dutch: De aanbidding van het Lam Gods), [A] is a very large and complex 15th-century polyptych altarpiece in St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium.
The upper portion of the painting was destroyed in 1880. It is believed that the lost portion may have depicted the sacrificial lamb opening the Fifth Seal. [2] The lost upper painting may have also resembled another piece by El Greco, Concert of Angels. Many believe that the surviving portion depicts profane love, while the missing upper ...
The sacrificial lamb is often the protagonist's family member, partner, or friend. They can also be a defenceless stranger, such as an orphan. The virtuous hero mourns the sacrificial lamb's death, foiling the wicked villain who celebrates their enemy's defeat. The lamb's murder justifies the rivalry between the hero and the villain.
Lamb bleeding into the Holy Chalice, carrying the vexillum Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, with gushing blood, detail of the Ghent Altarpiece, Jan van Eyck, c. 1432. The title Lamb of God for Jesus appears in the Gospel of John, with the initial proclamation: "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" in John 1:29, the title reaffirmed the next day in John 1:36. [1]
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne is an unfinished oil painting by High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1501–1519. [n 1] It depicts Saint Anne, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. [1] Christ is shown grappling with a sacrificial lamb symbolizing his Passion as the Virgin tries to
Sacrifice of Isaac (Caravaggio) Sacrificial Scene; Saint Agnes (Massimo Stanzione) Saint George and the Dragon (Rubens) St John Altarpiece (Memling) Saint John the Baptist (Titian) Saint John the Baptist (El Greco) Saint John the Baptist as a Boy (Wautier) Scene from Shakespeare's The Tempest; Shearing the Rams; Sheepherder (painting)
Likewise, the painter still seems unsure of the identity of the scene's fourth protagonist, hidden in the mass on the left: it appears to be a lamb – as in the Louvre painting – whose snout can be guessed to the left of Jesus' head, and the rest of his body stretched out on the bench occupied by Saint Anne.